Nolan takes the top spot in Australia with Aus$4.5m bid
SYDNEY auction house Menzies Arts Brands recorded the highest price ever paid for an Australian artwork when Sidney Nolan's First Class Marksman 1946 sold to an anonymous phone bidder for Aus$4.5m (£2.9m) at their latest sale.
The initialled and dated 3ft x 4ft (91cm x 1.21m) ripolin enamel on a composition board, which was e…